英语小达人 100 Diving With Dolphins

 　　Diving With Dolphins

　　第4单元 和海豚一起潜水

　　Dan's Dolphin Diving offered the best dolphin-spotting tours in all of Hawaii. That's what the ad in the local newspaper said. Michelle called Dan's and booked a trip for two for the following day. Michelle and John were on their honeymoon¹ and they were looking for a little adventure while they stayed in Maui. What could be better than swimming with dolphins?

　　丹的海豚潜水团所安排的海豚主题旅行是全夏威夷最棒的—当地报纸如此写道，于是蜜雪儿打给丹预订了隔天的双人旅游。蜜雪儿和约翰正在度蜜月，想要在茂伊岛度假期间来点小小的冒险。还有什么比和海豚一起游泳更棒的事吗？

　　Dan helped Michelle with her wetsuit, and then helped her into the water. John followed suit. It wasn't long before they saw two dolphins. They were playing. From the boat, Dan threw out some fish and the dolphins came closer.

　　丹帮蜜雪儿穿上保温潜水服，再帮她潜入水中；约翰也跟着穿上潜水服。他们没多久就看到两只海豚在玩耍。丹从船上丢一些食物下来让海豚游近一点。

　　Michelle reached out her hand and gently touched the fin² of one of the dolphins. It was soft and slippery. It felt a little like velvet³. John took a picture with his underwater camera. The two dolphins squawked at each other. They weretalking, Michelle thought to herself.

　　蜜雪儿伸出她的手，轻柔地触摸着其中一只海豚的鳍；海豚的鳍摸起来又软又滑，感觉有点像天鹅绒。约翰则用他那台水中照相机拍照。这两只海豚互相嘎嘎地叫着，蜜雪儿心想它们应该是在交谈。

　　She watched them swim around the boat. They were as graceful⁴ as dancers. Michelle wanted to swim away with them. But Dan's tours only lasted four hours. It was time to go. Michelle thanked the dolphins for making her honeymoon special.

　　她看着它们在船边游来游去，动作就像舞者一样优雅。蜜雪儿很想和它们一起到处游，可是丹安排的旅行只有四小时，时间也差不多到了。蜜雪儿感谢海豚给了她一个特别的蜜月旅行。

1 honeymoon   

n.蜜月（假期）；vi.度蜜月

参考例句：

• While on honeymoon in Bali,she learned to scuba dive.她在巴厘岛度蜜月时学会了带水肺潜水。
• The happy pair are leaving for their honeymoon.这幸福的一对就要去度蜜月了。

2 fin   

n.鳍；(飞机的)安定翼

参考例句：

• They swim using a small fin on their back.它们用背上的小鳍游动。
• The aircraft has a long tail fin.那架飞机有一个长长的尾翼。

3 velvet   

n.丝绒，天鹅绒；adj.丝绒制的，柔软的

参考例句：

• This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
• The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。

4 graceful   

adj.优美的，优雅的；得体的

参考例句：

• His movements on the parallel bars were very graceful.他的双杠动作可帅了!
• The ballet dancer is so graceful.芭蕾舞演员的姿态是如此的优美。